Costa Rica vs Denmark: Free and fair elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Denmark
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
Across all 150 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7778 | 1 | 0.2222 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.